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The New Toms Techniques Shop
I've been getting a lot of questions and concerns about why I'm not making videos anymore, so I thought one about what I've been up to and what my future plans are might be in order.
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Відео

Tom's Tips & Tricks #3 - Plunge Milling
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Plunge milling is a technique used to remove material quickly, without generating a lot of heat. It works particularly well for pockets, with long end mills and with gummy material.
Tom's Tips and Tricks #2 - Power Feed for the Compound Rest
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A technique for getting a good surface finish when machining an angle using the compound rest.
Tom's Tips & Tricks #1 - Quick Part Alignment on the Lathe
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The first in a new series of short videos on basic machining tips and tricks. This one demonstrates a technique to quickly and precisely eliminate axial run-out on a part held in a lathe chuck.
Clamp Knurling Tool, Case Hardening the Steel Parts
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Case hardening the steel parts for the clamp knurling tool using a makeshift forced air charcoal furnace.
Making Scope Rings for the Browning A Bolt 3 - Part Four
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Finishing up the contours and final fitting. tomstechniques.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Scope_Mount_-_Clamp_Ring_Drawing_1.pdf tomstechniques.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Scope_Mount_-_Base_Ring_Drawing_2.pdf
Making Scope Rings for the Browning A Bolt 3 - Part Three
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Trial fitting and starting the contours. tomstechniques.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Scope_Mount_-_Clamp_Ring_Drawing_1.pdf tomstechniques.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Scope_Mount_-_Base_Ring_Drawing_2.pdf
Making Scope Rings for the Browning A Bolt 3 - Part Two
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Boring the hole for the scope body and machining the base to fit the receiver. tomstechniques.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Scope_Mount_-_Clamp_Ring_Drawing_1.pdf tomstechniques.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Scope_Mount_-_Base_Ring_Drawing_2.pdf
Making Scope Rings for the Browning A Bolt 3 - Part One
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I thought I would do something a little different this time. I needed a custom set of scope rings for a rifle/scope combination and decided to make them myself. It was a fun and interesting project so I decided to shoot video of it as I went so you could look over my shoulder to see how I approach projects of my own. As usual, the drawings I'm working from are available on the Tom's Techniques ...
Climb Milling vs. Conventional Milling
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An explanation and demonstration of climb milling and conventional milling. Positive and negative points of each technique will be covered as well as examples of what can go wrong.
Red Hardness
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In this opening video I discuss future topics and also do a demonstration on how the metallurgical term red hardness relates to carbon and high speed steels.
Clamp Knurling Tool, Mounting Bracket and Back Plate, Part Two
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In this episode, we finish up the mounting bracket by machining the radii and make the back plate.
Clamp Knurling Tool, Mounting Bracket, Part One
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This video covers machining operations on the mounting bracket, from stock selection to drilling and tapping the mounting holes to roughing out and finishing the cut-outs for clamping the mount in the tool post of a lathe.
Clamp Knurling Tool Body, Drilling, Tapping and Counter-Boring the Holes
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In this final episode on the clamp knurling tool body, I demonstrate several methods of producing the counter-bored holes and show how to set up, drill and power tap the 5/16-18 threaded holes.
Clamp Knurling Tool, Body, Four Ways to Machine the Outer Contour
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Clamp Knurling Tool, Body, Four Ways to Machine the Outer Contour
Clamp Knurling Tool Body, Milling the Slot
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Clamp Knurling Tool Body, Milling the Slot
Clamp Knurling Tool, Body, Squaring the Stock and Boring the Center Hole
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Clamp Knurling Tool, Body, Squaring the Stock and Boring the Center Hole
Clamp Knurling Tool Body, Introduction
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Clamp Knurling Tool Body, Introduction
Clamp Knurling Tool, Knurl Holder Part 1, Squaring the Stock
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Clamp Knurling Tool, Knurl Holder Part 1, Squaring the Stock
Clamp Knurling Tool, Knurl Holder Part 2, Milling the Slot and Chamfer and Reaming the Pin Hole
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Clamp Knurling Tool, Knurl Holder Part 2, Milling the Slot and Chamfer and Reaming the Pin Hole
Clamp Knurling Tool, Introduction
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Clamp Knurling Tool, Introduction
Welcome Back!
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Welcome Back!
Dial Carriage Stop
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Dial Carriage Stop
Cutter and Backlash Compensation on the Milling Machine
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Cutter and Backlash Compensation on the Milling Machine
Use of the Fly Cutter on the Milling Machine
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Use of the Fly Cutter on the Milling Machine
Micrometer Carriage Stop, Final Assembly and Demonstration
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Micrometer Carriage Stop, Final Assembly and Demonstration
Carriage Stop Clamp Bolts, Machining the Head and Heat Treating
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Carriage Stop Clamp Bolts, Machining the Head and Heat Treating
Carriage Stop Clamp Bolts, Turning the Shank and Chasing the Thread
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Carriage Stop Clamp Bolts, Turning the Shank and Chasing the Thread
Carriage Stop Thimble Part Four, Stamping the Numbers
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Carriage Stop Thimble Part Four, Stamping the Numbers
Carriage Stop Thimble Part Three, Using the Dividing Head to Cut the Divisions
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Carriage Stop Thimble Part Three, Using the Dividing Head to Cut the Divisions

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @lajostancsits6763
    @lajostancsits6763 3 дні тому

    Azért ez a megoldás már jó .Majdnem ugyanezt a megoldást alkalmazom, csak én az élétől a hátlapot egyívben köszörülöm .Amit itt láttam az tökéletes

  • @RollingEasy
    @RollingEasy 14 днів тому

    Tom.... I'm beginning to wonder whether or not the compound should be set at 90 deg minus the Helix angle?? Common practice says to move the single point at 60 or 60.5 but I'm now questioning that. I've done a lot of threading as per standard but gut feeling is saying to examine that compound angle and maybe who knows? I understand the argument about the tool cutting on the leading edge but if the tool is set correctly to the axis, ANY compound angle.... ANY angle, is going to to cut a thread. Only Depth will be reached after probably too much metal is removed sideways to get there. However, what's happening with each turn on the compound is that the Lead Screw to Spindle Ratio is now messed around minutely. This does not happen on the so called 90 deg plunge threading. The lead (and Ratio), remains exactly the same with every pass.... Even if there are 100 of them. The other thing is that if you view a thread from above with the 60 deg tool in position, it looks for all money that it should move forward directly on the Helix line..... ?

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 14 днів тому

      Plunging straight on puts excessive load on the cutter. It would be fine on light metals, but tool steels would break off the point of the tool. I rough cut the thread with the compound ar 60°, then plunge straight on for a light finish cut.

    • @RollingEasy
      @RollingEasy 13 днів тому

      @@TomsTechniques I'll agree with you on the plunge for the finishing cut. Until I can prove it to myself otherwise, I'll stick to now believing that while compound cutting is good to get 95% of the thread, its the final plunge which happens to deliver the thread geometry as it should be at the end of the job. My CADD is not good enough for me to model a thread being cut but its something I'd love to see and done with some very powerful software. I just have a hunch it would shed a new light on threading set ups. Just a hunch.

  • @TravisFabel
    @TravisFabel 17 днів тому

    Dude, its been 12 years since you did this but you still just sped up how fast I indicated my mill vice back.

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 17 днів тому

      Lol. That is still one of my favorite time savers.

  • @almacdonald2506
    @almacdonald2506 17 днів тому

    Thanks for the tips on using these. A point about the filing near the end - instead of rocking the file forward (away from you) over the sharp edge, start on the back side and rock the file back towards you. It feels weird at the start but only a tiny bit of practice to get the feel of it and you will find it’s far easier to make a very nice filed radius. Cheers, al

  • @RustyInventions-wz6ir
    @RustyInventions-wz6ir 18 днів тому

    I made one years ago and funny enough found it again this weekend,so I’m sure to use it. Great stuff

  • @RustyInventions-wz6ir
    @RustyInventions-wz6ir 18 днів тому

    Very interesting. Nice work. Thanks for sharing your experience.

  • @RMancilla10
    @RMancilla10 18 днів тому

    Shouldn’t you have taken .009 off of both sides to ensure the pocket is center? Since you were .005 short on the backside? So in theory you’d be .005 off center

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 18 днів тому

      I had to go back and look at this 10 year old video to see what I was doing, and the answer to your question is no. All off the backlash compensation cones off one side. Remember that the backlash compensation is only applied in one direction, not both, so it doesn't have anything to do with the centering of the pocket.

    • @RMancilla10
      @RMancilla10 18 днів тому

      @@TomsTechniques thank you!

  • @danielhanawalt4998
    @danielhanawalt4998 21 день тому

    After watching several videos comparing various drill bit sharpening machines and the prices for them, the bench grinder seems the most practical by far since it can be used for other things, not just sharpening drill bits. So it will take some practice but from what I've seen the results are at least as good with the bench grinder and the most cost effective. Nice work on your video and explaining how to do sharpen bits.

  • @neomatrix2722
    @neomatrix2722 Місяць тому

    Wow super impressed and I'd like to try this project myself I think I have the same bandsaw thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world I can speak for myself I really appreciate your knowledge

  • @Tom-cs3zf
    @Tom-cs3zf Місяць тому

    I retired with 34 years machine shop experience, with at least half of the years being a Milling machine specialist- meaning my entire work day was using Milling machines. A couple of additions I'll make is that the conventional Milling pull on the cutter can actually undercut the metal being machined. If the operator checks a part thickness and notes there's for instance, .200 of material left to remove and in turn positions the table to remove .200, the resulting cut cut may actually take off more than .200. This is because the conventional cut will "pull" the cutter into the material being machined. This result is compounded when using a long narrow cutter that bends easily. The operator may have a layout line on the top of the part but after the conventional cut completes, the bottom of the machined part thickness may be undercut while the top layout line is still visible . This is because the cutter bends in at the bottom during conventional cuts. The opposite occurs with climb cutting - the bottom of the cutter is deflected off of the part - resulting in a tapered thickness with the bottom being thicker. If one made a climb cut pass to the layout line on top, the bottom of the part may be thicker. If the operator floats the cutter back across the part in a conventional direction, the bottom of the part may be undercut. This will all vary with the length and diameter of the cutter along with how much material is being removed in one cut. Aircraft machine shop.

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques Місяць тому

      Good points. End mill deflection is why I always square up parts by end milling rather than side milling. I retired recently as well after 45 years of making chips, and guess what? I'm still making chips. At least I'm doing for myself now instead of someone else.

  • @arunsharma-lp4vx
    @arunsharma-lp4vx Місяць тому

    An excellent video. If I might make one suggestion, I would take a Sharpie pen and mark the top face of the tool before grinding. If you're new to this activity, it is quite easy to confuse which face you're working on - especially if you're grinding tools for working on brass bar where you don't actually need to grind away any of the top surface.

  • @jimgrey393
    @jimgrey393 Місяць тому

    Thanks

  • @mig7287
    @mig7287 Місяць тому

    👍👍Very good!

  • @user-pv8rq7vu7v
    @user-pv8rq7vu7v Місяць тому

    你好,能分享一下图纸吗?

  • @luciusirving5926
    @luciusirving5926 Місяць тому

    Brazing over welding when joining bandsaw blades together. It's still sheet metal which is very hard to do. I also recommend brazing over aluminum so aluminum can take away excess heat from the torch. Yes, like a heat sink.

  • @johnnyciantar
    @johnnyciantar Місяць тому

    Nice carriage stop, nicely made and a great video, I also subscribed 😊

  • @ericnoney3770
    @ericnoney3770 Місяць тому

    Still missing your videos...hope all is well up there in wonderland!

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques Місяць тому

      All is well. The shop is sort of up and running. I've been working on some projects as a sort of shake down cruise.

  • @clarencerobinson4969
    @clarencerobinson4969 Місяць тому

    I'd already be done with my Drill Doctor.

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques Місяць тому

      I've already taken that bet and won handily.

  • @craigspicer4296
    @craigspicer4296 Місяць тому

    Thank you for your experience on this topic.

  • @natedogg5708
    @natedogg5708 Місяць тому

    I keep coming out with a taper on at least one side 😢 it's breaking my heart

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques Місяць тому

      You need to track down the misalignment. Check the solid jaw of your vise and make sure it's true horizontally and vertically, and make sure your spindle is perpendicular to the table. If all that is good, the part should come out square.

  • @richmac918
    @richmac918 Місяць тому

    This is exactly the type of video a novice (being generous here), like me needs. Haven't touched a lathe since shop class in jr. high school 50 years ago and unfortunately didn't pay as much attention as I should have. Interested in buying a small lathe for my garage, reading and watching video's but some of the most basic questions like how to position the cutting tool, which cutting tool to use and rotation of the lathe never get answered. Thanks for putting this together.

  • @chucklabarreare8439
    @chucklabarreare8439 Місяць тому

    Hello Tom Just wondering what happened to ur video posting. It’s been too long since u have posted. Are you ok??

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques Місяць тому

      I'm still out here. The new shop is basically functional, and I'm catching up on a few projects. It's amazing how long it takes to get reorganized when everything gets uprooted.

  • @veltruski
    @veltruski Місяць тому

    Thank you! This is what I needed. 🍻

  • @n9viw
    @n9viw 2 місяці тому

    4:20 "If you're using a lantern-type toolpost... good luck. They're not known for their rigidity, and your chances of successfully parting are GREATLY REDUCED using a lantern-type or rocker-type toolpost." Truer words were never spoken! Last weekend I needed to make a gib screw for my '42 SB 10R, and used a 1-1/4x4" bolt for stock. I decided to part the head off... there's an hour I'll never get back. I should have used a hacksaw, I'd have been done sooner! 😂 Next payday: a parting tool holder for my turret toolpost...

  • @leoouellette3835
    @leoouellette3835 2 місяці тому

    Thank you.

  • @dennisvanpaeschen1532
    @dennisvanpaeschen1532 2 місяці тому

    You´re website is offline?

    • @michaelstump6933
      @michaelstump6933 22 дні тому

      I tried to get to the website today, and it appeared to be down. Hopefully, we'll have access again soon. There was a ton of great information there.

  • @johntello8904
    @johntello8904 2 місяці тому

    thank you so much! super informative

  • @sandspritpark
    @sandspritpark 2 місяці тому

    CLICK. 2 minutes falling asleep onto next video of some one else who "GETS TO THE POINT".LOL GET IT?

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 2 місяці тому

      Lol. If you are into instant gratification, machining is probably not your thing.

  • @sandspritpark
    @sandspritpark 2 місяці тому

    THUMBS DOWN TALKS TOMUCH WASTE TIME

  • @jamesculp3622
    @jamesculp3622 2 місяці тому

    Most videos don't make or speak about that secondary cut or the third. Thank you for covering those.

  • @brendanbright4377
    @brendanbright4377 3 місяці тому

    Been a Tool Maker / CNC Programmer for 27years I watched this video and was like of course this is how u square a block I guess I thought everyone was taught 2 square blocks this way, until I read the comments and am blown away that there's machinist out there that never were taught this. Only diffrence I would say is I don't use a ball pien hammer I use a dead blow and after having 3sides milled I then put in 2 parallels instead of 1 but apart from that I've always used a pin if I don't have 2ground sides across from each other. Don't try and tap block down until u have a ground edge against non moving jaw and edge sitting on parallel u will fight a loosing battle is the only other tip I can give, allow the back jaw and pin in front 2square ur block until u have a milled surface 2sit on parallel. Nice vid.

  • @greglaroche1753
    @greglaroche1753 3 місяці тому

    What I like most with fly cutters , is that you can cut much larger diameters than with most face mills in one pass. The finish is always better, at least visually. Thanks for the video.

  • @waltermikulsky8410
    @waltermikulsky8410 3 місяці тому

    Would have taken me 45 minutes to an hour to cut that. Gonna try again using your tips.

  • @thesage4729
    @thesage4729 3 місяці тому

    Puzzled ...why not raise it up on the wheel in the first place then you'd be grinding the angle and the clearance at the same time .

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 3 місяці тому

      The primary and secondary clearance angles are not the same. You need a shallower primary to conduct heat away from the cutting edge and enough of a secondary angle that it doesn't rub.

  • @edmundentalaimech9599
    @edmundentalaimech9599 3 місяці тому

    Did u have this blueprint

  • @simpleman283
    @simpleman283 3 місяці тому

    👍

  • @zahitism6079
    @zahitism6079 3 місяці тому

  • @poncethegayboi
    @poncethegayboi 3 місяці тому

    Thought you want 2 flutes for aluminum.

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 3 місяці тому

      It depends on what you are doing. If you are milling a deep, blind pocket, then a 2-flute end mill will clear the chips better. If you are side milling like this, more flutes will generate a better finish.

    • @poncethegayboi
      @poncethegayboi 3 місяці тому

      @@TomsTechniques thank you. I'm just starting out. You're answer makes total sense. Especially when I go back and watch the video. I can see why it's fine on side milling. You got a subscriber out of me. And I came here for a better understanding of conventional vs climbmilling. And you absolutely made that make sense. Thank you

  • @maggiecook7225
    @maggiecook7225 3 місяці тому

    You got to remake the video because every time you show The edge you show it below where the camera sees I mean you're just below but I cannot see the edge to see what you're showing us

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 3 місяці тому

      This was an early video and has 6.5 million views, so even with a couple of poor camera angles, the message seems to be getting through. Maybe someday I'll remake it if I find myself looking for something to do. ;)

  • @TheSolderingShop
    @TheSolderingShop 3 місяці тому

    If i knew this earlier, I would be richer now by 25 USD

  • @user-ui4yx2kq1d
    @user-ui4yx2kq1d 3 місяці тому

    ❤what about feed rate😊

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 3 місяці тому

      Unless you have a mill that you can set a specific feed rate, it's best done by feel. For steel, the chips should have no color, or just a little straw colored and the mill should be easily handling the cut. No chatter. For aluminum, just be sure the chips aren't heating up to the point where they stick to the end mill. If you have the rpm right, the federated is easy.

  • @nacraphil
    @nacraphil 3 місяці тому

    Have you try to weld bi- metal the same way Thanks

  • @xxxtcify
    @xxxtcify 4 місяці тому

    Thank you very much, finally, me being a novice, got a grip on this 👍

  • @peeeoii2738
    @peeeoii2738 4 місяці тому

    You said you went over your diameter of your edge finder I’m confused why don’t you just do the normal finding your edge wait for the edgefinder to kick out go over .100 or the radius of your edge finder zero out and then your spindle is in centerline with the edge, so therefore, you can just add radius compensation Then is that what you mean?

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 4 місяці тому

      I meant to say radius, not diameter. It's tough to operate the machine, shoot the video, and talk all at the same time.

  • @greglaroche1753
    @greglaroche1753 4 місяці тому

    This video solved my problem. Thanks.

  • @bernardbush4199
    @bernardbush4199 4 місяці тому

    Thats great on steel but will it work on aluminum or brass?

    • @TomsTechniques
      @TomsTechniques 4 місяці тому

      Absolutely. Aluminum and brass are much easier to machine than steel.

  • @glenngibson4674
    @glenngibson4674 4 місяці тому

    The use of a parting tool holder, angles the tool correctly.

  • @mrayco
    @mrayco 4 місяці тому

    This video must every machinist see it❤❤

  • @mrayco
    @mrayco 4 місяці тому

    Nice to see you coming back again

  • @bubbadoolittle2812
    @bubbadoolittle2812 4 місяці тому

    As far as a clear demonstration, this is the best and most straight forward on UA-cam.!!!